Thomas Audley Biography

Birth of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden

Passes the Attainders through Parliament, first instigated by Catherine Howard

Appointed Groom of the Chamber, and became a member of Wolseys household

Conveys the King's "moral" scruples to Parliament concerning his marriage with Catherine, and makes himself the instrument of the King in the attack upon the clergy and the preparation of the Act of Supremacy

Speaker of the House of Commons in the "Black Parliament"

Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Conveys the King's "moral" scruples to Parliament concerning his marriage with Catherine, and makes himself the instrument of the King in the attack upon the clergy and the preparation of the Act of Supremacy

Speaker of the House of Commons in the "Black Parliament". Presides over the Reformation Parliament, which abolishes the papal jurisdiction. Conveys the King's "moral" scruples to Parliament concerning his marriage with Catherine, and makes himself the instrument of the King in the attack upon the clergy and the preparation of the Act of Supremacy

Presides over the Reformation Parliament, which abolishes the papal jurisdiction

Presides over the Reformation Parliament, which abolishes the papal jurisdiction

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

Apppointed Serjeant-at-law and King's Serjeant

Succeeds Sir Thomas More as Lord Keeper of the Great Seal

Appointed Lord Chancellor

Supports the divorce of Henry from Catherine & presides over the trial of Thomas Moore

Supports the King's divorce from Catherine and the marriage with Anne Boleyn and presideds at the trial of Fisher and More

Audley is a witness to the Queens execution, and recommends to Parliament the new Act of Succession, which made Jane Seymours issue legitimate

Audley is a witness to the Queens execution, and recommends to Parliament the new Act of Succession, which made Jane Seymours issue legitimate

Audley is a witness to the Queens execution, and recommends to Parliament the new Act of Succession, which made Jane Seymours issue legitimate

Declares the King's daughter Princess Elizabeth a bastard. Audley is a witness to the Queens execution, and recommends to Parliament the new Act of Succession, which made Jane Seymours issue legitimate

Presides over the trial of Anne Boleyn

Condemns to death as traitors the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace

Condemns to death as traitors the rebels of the Pilgrimage of Grace

Presides as Lord Steward at the trials of Henry Pole, Lord Montacute, and of the Marquess of Exeter

Makes himself the King's instrument in enforcing religious conformity and in the passing of the Six Articles Act

Makes himself the King's instrument in enforcing religious conformity and in the passing of the Six Articles Act

Passes the dissolution of Henrys marriage to Anne of Cleves through Parliament. Manages the attainder of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, and the dissolution of Henrys marriage with Anne of Cleves

Instigated by Thomas Cromwell

Manages the attainder of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, and the dissolution of Henrys marriage with Anne of Cleves

Created Knight of the Garter

Refounds Buckingham College as the College of St Mary Magdalene at Cambridge.

Passes the Attainders through Parliament, first instigated by Catherine Howard

Buried at Saffron Walden

Resigns the Great Seal

Death of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden